Les
Les was the 7472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 587th with 182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 355 places. More babies were named Les in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,472 boys, up 385 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,480babies recorded
Les popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 32 since 1954.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,472 | 11 |
| 2020 | #7,857 | 10 |
| 2010 | #9,335 | 8 |
| 2000 | #5,473 | 13 |
| 1990 | #4,566 | 12 |
| 1980 | #2,413 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,125 | 54 |
| 1960 | #600 | 172 |
| 1950 | #1,381 | 28 |
| 1940 | #1,085 | 37 |
| 1930 | #2,542 | 11 |
| 1920 | #3,094 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,418 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Les, counting every spelling?
Les has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Les?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Les (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Les born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Les.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Les?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Les are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 53 and 68. That makes Les a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Les: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Les, they share its era and feel.
Les is also a nickname for Leslie and Lester.
Questions about the name Les
How popular is the name Les?
Les was the 7472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 587th with 182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 355 places. More babies were named Les in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Les a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Les in the US.